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Maple Street Book

Housed in a shotgun cottage, Maple Street Book Shop is a favorite among book lovers and collectors. The cozy shop stocks a surprising number of best sellers, new titles, and classics in its narrow isles and small rooms in addition to its larger than average collection of local and regional authors and titles. Knowledgeable employees are always on hand to assist with questions about local...

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This charming, well-stocked bookstore posts its history on the walls.

In Short Narrow aisles lined with stacks of books overrun this slightly tilted, one-story Maple Street house, reminiscent of beloved neighborhood bookstores before the chains invaded. A roomful of current fiction and nonfiction…

Quintessential local independent book store. It opened in mid to late 60s when we lived a few blocks away, and it has been a great comfort that it has been there on all of our return visits. And is still there now, when we are moving back to New Orleans after 45 years. Through that time, the store has expanded...

Gladin Scott owns and manages the Maple Street Book Shop. A longtime Maple Street Book Shop customer before being hired to managed the Uptown locations, Gladin bought the shop from Donna Allen (owner from 2007-2013) this past summer.